Tex. Government Code § 51.808
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§ 51.808. NOTICE OF SELF-HELP RESOURCES.
Official statutory text
(a) The clerk of each court in this state shall:
(1) post on the court's Internet website, if any, a link to:
(A) the self-help resources Internet website designated by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, in consultation with the Texas Access to Justice Commission, that includes information on:
(i) lawyer referral services certified under Chapter 952, Occupations Code;
(ii) the name, location, and any Internet website of any local legal aid office; and
(iii) any court-affiliated self-help center serving the county in which the court is located; and
(B) the State Law Library's Internet website; and
(2) conspicuously display in the clerk's office in a location frequently accessed by the public a sign with the information described in Subdivision (1).
(b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall prescribe the format for the information required under Subsection (a).
(1) post on the court's Internet website, if any, a link to:
(A) the self-help resources Internet website designated by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, in consultation with the Texas Access to Justice Commission, that includes information on:
(i) lawyer referral services certified under Chapter 952, Occupations Code;
(ii) the name, location, and any Internet website of any local legal aid office; and
(iii) any court-affiliated self-help center serving the county in which the court is located; and
(B) the State Law Library's Internet website; and
(2) conspicuously display in the clerk's office in a location frequently accessed by the public a sign with the information described in Subdivision (1).
(b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall prescribe the format for the information required under Subsection (a).
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